Florida: HB 1537/SB 2240Sponsors: Representative Branyon and Senator HillThis
bill reinstates the voting rights of people convicted of felonies and
immediately adds their voter information to the state’s voting rolls.Status:Held in the Committee on Ethics & Elections, May 2008

New Jersey: A1212Sponsor: Assembly Member PouThis bill provides voter registration information to citizens on parole, probation and criminal sentences.Status: Referred to Assembly State Government Committee, January 2008. Held in Senate Assembly.

New York: A06051Sponsor: Representative JeffriesThis
bill allows for the communication between the local board of elections
and the department of corrections to send voter registration
information to released convicts and felons.Status: Referred to the Election Law Committee-January 2008. Held in State Assembly.

A06354Sponsor: Representative BenjaminThis
bill permits the distribution of absentee ballots to New York jails and
gives the responsibility of registering inmates to the probation
officers, the department of correctional services, and the division of
parole.Status: Held in Election Law Committee.

"Most Californians register to vote not because a political cause has touched their heart, but rather because they checked a box on a form at the Department of Motor Vehicles when they received or renewed their driverís license."